Vanity case



'Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

PATENT oFF1cE.

CORNELIUS HENRY 'DE BERNARDI, OF WEST lHOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY.

VANITY CASE.

Application filed December 6, 1923. Serial No. 679,038.

To aZZwmm 'it may conce-M1.'

Be it known that l, CORNELIUS HENRY DE BERNARDI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and ay 4resident of iVes-t Hoboken, in the coiuit'y of Hudsonand Stat-e of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Vanity. Case,of which' the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 'f"

This invention relates to vanity 'cases and has for an object to providean improved structure wherein cosmetics are arranged in a convenientmanner and means are prof vided for supporting desirable A articlesother than cosmetics.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vanity case in `whichcosmetics are arranged in one section'or part and cigarettesmr otherdesirablearticles arranged in another part, the various parts being sopositioned that'they vwill not interfere.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a vanity case inwhich a cig-- arette receiving drawer is provided, with the drawer andthe other parts so arranged that the cigarettes are not brought to Viewwhen the'case is opened while all of the cosmetics are exposed.

In the accompanying drawing; I Figure 1 is a perspective view of a case.

' disclosing an embodiment of the invention,

the same being shown open and filled.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the case sho-wn inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the case shown in Figure 1,1-...the samebeing shown open and also empty.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates acontainer which is shown substantiallyT rectangular lbut may' be of anydesired. shape. This container is cut away at 2 for providing a frontopening for accommodating the drawer 3. which drawer extends to thevertical partition 4, whichpartition yis connected with a false bottom5. The drawer 3 is intended to carry any suitable article, as forinstance,

cigarettes, while the main part of the container 1 Ais intended to carrysome form of cosmetics. By providing the wall 4, as shown in Figure 2, adeep compartment 6 is Vpresentedvwhich is designed to receivean article7. as for instance, a bottle of perfume. 'This bottle has been sho vn square 1n cross sectlon because this shap produces a nice appearanceandalso prevents waste of space. The ribbon, tape `or other fiexiblemember S 1s connected 1n any suitable man- .ner tothe lid 9 or to theedge of the con tainer 1, said tape`or' other, member extending beneaththearticle 7 as shown in Figure 2 and an appreciable distance over thefalse bottom 5, whereby it may be readily grasped and pulled forremoving the article 7.

Arranged on the falsebottom 5, are two arc-shaped members'lO and 11,said members being connected by a brace 12, said arc-.shaped membersco-acting with the false bottom 5 and the side walls of the container 1for supporting pan-shaped members 1 3 and 14 which are adapted tocontain powder or other cosmetics. On the powder or cos'- metics justmentioned, are preferably placed powder puffs 15 and 16. If preferred,instead of using compacts having pans 13 and 14, an ordinary compact orsolid block of powder could be mounted on the false bottom 5 and held inplace by the arc-shaped members 10 'and 11. The arc-shaped members 10and' 11 are so positioned that when the compacts are in position asshown in ing the'desired reflection of the face.- In

respect to the drawer 3, it-will be noted that the sameis provided witha shoulder 20 on each side which-strike against the walls ot'thecontainer 1 adjacent the cut-away portion 2 whereby the inwardmvementof the 'drawer is limited so that the outer contour of the drawermay be made to match the front and side walls of the casing 1 so as togive aneat appearance to the container.

That I claim is '1. A vanityrcase, comprising a container having thelower front part cut away, a drawer ttedinto the bottom of saidcontainer formed with front` and side walls conforming to the front andpart of the side walls 0f the container so that-when theing o setsufficiently to permit the drawer` to fit lbetween the end Walls of thecontainer, means for sup-porting cosmetics in the uppery .part of thecontainer, and a. lid

hinged to said container for closing the container.

2. A vanity case, comprising a.; container, a lid for the container,means -for dividing the container into 'a shallow chamber and a deep`chamber, means for dividing the shal- 10W chamber into a plurality ofarticle receiving compartments, and a drawer mountlid for the container,means for dividing the container into a shallow chamberl anda deepchamber, means for dividing the shallow.

chamber'into a plurality of article4 receiving compartments, and a-dravver mounted in the container beneath the shallow chamber, saiddrawerl engaging the interior surface of the side Wall'oi said containerand being guided thereby.

CORNELIUS BEN-RY Del BERNARDI.

